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Oral Cell Sample Lab Analysis

Texas rates for HCPCS D0480

Laboratory processing of a sample of cells gently collected from the surface of a sore, patch, or other area of concern in the mouth, examined under a microscope with a written report sent back to your dentist. It's a way to check unusual-looking tissue without a surgical biopsy.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Oral Cell Sample Lab Analysis cost?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$45.71$43.65 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$44.67 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $40 to $110Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $40 to $63
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $51professional $46

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$100.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$97.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$83.18
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$83.18

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Texas· 35th of 51

$46.77

MN $195KY $23.99

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.